The 51-year-old - who is commentating on his 18th Australian Open this year - said the tennis world would be in a better place if the unvaccinated star had stayed in Serbia and not flown to Australia.
Novak Djokovic was deported from Melbourne after the Australian government cancelled his visa for the second time - and banned him from entering the country for another three years.
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